YBA v YBB

Q: Which legislation does [2026] SGFC 44 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2026] SGFC 44 Family Court 19 August 2026 1346/2025 24 min read

2 cases cited

Outcome

Application dismissed

“The application was therefore dismissed.”

Source: [2026] SGFC 44, Family Court, decided 19 August 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Family Court
Decided	19 August 2026
Judge	Yvette Tay
Charges / claim	Family Law
Outcome	Application dismissed
Counsel	Characterist LLC, Lee Swee Loong Johnston

Source: [2026] SGFC 44, Family Court, decided 19 August 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 14 October 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law – Family violence – Orders for protection Family Law – Family violence – Emotional or psychological abuse Family Law – Family violence – Whether applicant’s reactions and responses to respondent’s conduct consistent with applicant’s claimed fear or distress – Importance of context in analysing respondent’s conduct

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Yvette Tay Delivered

Counsel (2)

Characterist LLC Firm

Lee Swee Loong Johnston Counsel for the respondent

Parties (2)

YBA Applicant

YBB Respondent

Case Significance

YBA v YBB [2026] SGFC 44 was decided by Magistrate Yvette Tay in the Family Court on 19 August 2026 (SSP 1346 of 2025). The applicant-wife, who appeared in person, sought a personal protection order and a domestic exclusion order for the whole matrimonial property against the respondent-husband. The parties married on 6 December 2023 and had lived apart since 1 October 2024. She alleged four incidents of emotional or psychological abuse, including Telegram messages of 29 December 2024, 1 January 2025 and 20 January 2025, and one incident of physical abuse in May or June 2024. The issues were whether family violence was proven under the Women's Charter 1961 and whether a protection order was necessary. The court dismissed the application and ordered costs of $1,500 (all-in).

[2026] SGFC 44 explained

YBA v YBB ([2026] SGFC 44) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 19 August 2026. It is categorised under Family Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2026] SGFC 44 about?

YBA v YBB ([2026] SGFC 44) is a Family Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Family Law – Family violence – Orders for protection Family Law – Family violence – Emotional or psychological abuse Family Law – Family violence – Whether applicant’s reactions and responses to respondent’s conduct consistent with applicant’s claimed fear or distress – Importance of context in analysing respondent’s conduct”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2026] SGFC 44 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGFC 44 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGFC 135. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

The Family Court heard a wife's application against her husband for a personal protection order and a domestic exclusion order for the matrimonial home, alleging emotional or psychological abuse and physical abuse across five incidents. The Magistrate found the husband's conduct had not been proven to amount to family violence and that a protection order would not have been necessary in any event. The application was dismissed, and the wife was ordered to pay costs of $1,500 (all-in).

What was YBA v YBB [2026] SGFC 44 about?

A wife applied for a personal protection order and a domestic exclusion order against her husband, alleging emotional or psychological abuse and physical abuse. The Family Court found family violence was not proven and dismissed the application.

Why did the court refuse a protection order in [2026] SGFC 44?

The Magistrate found the alleged conduct had not been proven to be emotional, psychological or physical abuse, and a protection order would not have been necessary since the parties had lived apart since 1 October 2024 and had not communicated since around 20 January 2025.